I think it's Isiah Thomas who deserves the big suspension on the Knicks. It looks likely that he ordered the foul. Clearly by his comments after the game he felt like it was justified. Its far worse when a coach has absolutely no idea what sportsmanship is than when a player doesn't. I have nothing but disrespect for Isiah now, whining about the other team running up the score after a brawl is a total punk move. Its not the Nuggets fault your team sucks Isiah, its yours.

BigW wrote:I think it's Isiah Thomas who deserves the big suspension on the Knicks. It looks likely that he ordered the foul. Clearly by his comments after the game he felt like it was justified. Its far worse when a coach has absolutely no idea what sportsmanship is than when a player doesn't. I have nothing but disrespect for Isiah now, whining about the other team running up the score after a brawl is a total punk move. Its not the Nuggets fault your team sucks Isiah, its yours.

Yeah, I don't think he ordered the foul... but definately led to it with his behavior. All I've read after the game coming from Isiah was blaming the Nuggets... like they were the victims.

~W~ wrote:Mardy Collins def deserves a suspension just like any other flagrant fouls in the league. Robinson, JR Smith, and Carmelo deserves to be SUSPENDED for a long time!!!

Well, as the foul started the fight, I'd like to see Collins getting the same treatment other participants do. These brawls usually start by a hard foul... so, if you avoid those fouls, you'll stop fights from happening.

Actually, I'll apply the same suspension to anyone that participated, in any way, in the brawl. No matter what they did. If the idea is to set an example, let's do it, but for everyone.

BigW wrote:I think it's Isiah Thomas who deserves the big suspension on the Knicks. It looks likely that he ordered the foul. Clearly by his comments after the game he felt like it was justified. Its far worse when a coach has absolutely no idea what sportsmanship is than when a player doesn't. I have nothing but disrespect for Isiah now, whining about the other team running up the score after a brawl is a total punk move. Its not the Nuggets fault your team sucks Isiah, its yours.

Isiah is a disaster and the league would probably help the knicks improve their record if they suspended him. If he ordered the foul, suspend his ass, but what Carmelo did was fake street and chickenshiit - sucker punch and run away, wow, big street creds there. He should get a major suspension. We'll see if the league will do that to its leading scorer. This is part of a pattern with him, starting with the gangsta dvd threatening kids not to snitch on their friendly neighborhood drug dealer. You watch - David Stern is going to come down with some edict or other to make the league even squeaky-cleaner, as if the dress code, no gum chewing, no foot shifting during the anthem paternalism is any solution. Watch the play this gets from the media, too. There are at least 4 or 5 major baseball brawls a year, and we don't see media pundits pulling their hair out over the terrible effect on suburban youth, and we don't even need to discuss hockey

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BigW wrote:I think it's Isiah Thomas who deserves the big suspension on the Knicks. It looks likely that he ordered the foul. Clearly by his comments after the game he felt like it was justified. Its far worse when a coach has absolutely no idea what sportsmanship is than when a player doesn't. I have nothing but disrespect for Isiah now, whining about the other team running up the score after a brawl is a total punk move. Its not the Nuggets fault your team sucks Isiah, its yours.

Right on the money!

Isiah Thomas has to be dealt with properly because he was way out of line with what he said!